However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood

The European Convention on Human Rights is under threat. Help us defend the legal framework that protects us all.

Nigel Farage didn’t listen to voters and he tried to dismiss our legal action – but the court wasn’t buying it

The Canadian Prime Minister’s powerful response to the growing threat from Donald Trump has put other world leaders to shame, argues Simon Nixon

In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...

In a post I published here yesterday, I explained that in a country like the UK, which issues its own currency, has an effective tax system, a functioning legal system, and with that currency being ac...

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Improvements in air quality in Norwich are being attributed to 76 electric buses put into service.

There are occasions when it is important to recall just why privatisation was supposed to have taken place in things like the UK water industry. The claim was that private capital would deliver addit...

Experts say risk of 40C has almost trebled since 2000, with 50/50 chance of hitting that mark in next 12 years

Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bans

Inflation was 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March, according to official figures.

Politics Home noted this yesterday: As the political landscape in the UK becomes more fractured, some politicians are already worrying about the chaos it could unleash at the next general election. ​...

Three new schools join Birmingham's 'School Streets' initiative - Three schools join 'school streets' initiative.

Nigel Farage was at his very worst yesterday. As The Guardian reported: Nigel Farage has claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special educational needs and disabilities ...

Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby joins farmers in voicing fears of lower standards and a poor deal for British food producers

Institute for Fiscal Studies boss Paul Johnson warned Donald Trump’s trade war is ‘badly buffeting’ the UK economy

I have long argued for the need for interest rate cuts. Let me be candid: I think there is no justification for base interest rates to be above the rate of inflation. If they are, there is a delibera...

Inequality of wealth matters more than inequality of income. We should tax the rich more. But a blanket wealth tax is not the solution.

Martin Wolf is facing reality this morning, which is something he is, to be fair, more willing to do than most economic commentators. In an article in the FT, he says: So long as growth remains so slo...

For the 8th successive year, Finland ranks no.1 on the annual World Happiness Report.

In the week the Government cut £5 billion in benefit payments, Russell Jones takes the UK's tax-dodging billionaires to task and urges Labour to get on with imposing a wealth tax

'Despite the increase, the minimum wage will still be comparatively low, and millions will live below the minimum acceptable standard of living.'

Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

According to the FT: Chancellor Rachel Reeves will not raise taxes in next week’s Spring Statement, Labour officials said, as they tried to dismiss Conservative claims that she is preparing an “emerge...

Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk

Governments remain obsessed with austerity and choose not to inconvenience the rich or curb tax abuses by corporations.

As a fifth of adults in the UK have diabetes or pre-diabetes, the politics of physical activity policy must be tackled, argue Karen Milton and colleagues Recent data show that one in five adults in ...

'The government needs to recalibrate policies'

Yolanda Díaz Pérez’s leftwing government has championed employment reform similar to Labour’s proposals – and she tells British business there is nothing to fear

There is always money for defence spending. As Europe has discovered, mention security and money can be found. €800bn was in the EU at a summit in Brussels yesterday. Global bond markets might have ...